The bill passed with all Democrats and two Republicans − Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Warren Davidson of Ohio − voting against it.

Johnson and his GOP leadership team appeared confident they would be able to stick to their schedule and shore up GOP support for final passage late Wednesday or Thursday.

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs

House GOP leaders worked through the weekend to win over a quartet of fiscal conservatives who voted last week to block Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.

President Donald Trump moved Tuesday to end the quarrelling among various GOP factions and move his domestic-policy megabill toward passage, telling House Republicans behind closed doors that they need to unite immediately behind the “big, beautiful bill” their leaders have assembled.

Trump said he could accept higher taxes on the rich – a reversal from his previous opposition. 'Republicans should probably not do it, but I’m OK if they do!!!'